Household Hazardous Waste Day is May 4

The communities participating in the HHWD are Barrington, Farmington, Milton, Middleton, New Durham, Northwood, Rochester, Somersworth, Strafford, and Wakefield.A product is hazardous when its use or disposal poses a threat to your health or the environment. To help you identify these hazardous products, federal law requires them to be labeled with warnings about their use, storage, and disposal. The words “Danger” (most toxic), “Warning,” “Poison” and “Caution” (least toxic) are used to help identify the various degrees of toxicity. These words and the properties that make the product hazardous are listed to help you use these products safely.Do not dispose of any chemicals, petroleum products, or other hazardous wastes down the drain or on the ground. It is against the law. You can bring up to 10 gallons of the following to the HHWD site:

Zink carbon and alkaline batteries — batteries sold after May 1996 are non-hazardous and can be placed in the trash.

Recyclable batteries — for the disposal locations nearest you, please check the list provided in a recycling flyer.Car batteries — most places that sell car batteries will take them back. Some communities may have battery collections.Propane tanks — return to a place that sells them.

For more information on what your communities collect, call Barrington Public Works at 664-5379, Farmington Public Works at 755-4884, Middleton Town Office at 473-2134, Milton Town Office at 652-4501, New Durham Town Office at 859-8080, Northwood Town Office at 942-5586, Rochester Public Works at 332-4096, Somersworth Public Works at 692-4266, Strafford Town Office at 664-2192 or Wakefield Transfer Station at 522-3590.